Erin, every person is different. Sometimes the problem on the surface isn't the problem but a result of the problem. Those of us who pass out advice across the web are worse than witch doctors. We truly need hands on, eyes on, the patient. That said..., yeah, here it comes.
Colloidal silver and probiotics. One to get rid of and cure your problem, the other to make sure your intestine is still working to give your body necessary fuel for health and healing.
Love you kid, take care.

Father, one of your own needs an angel of healing to administer to her. In Jesus name I ask for this blessing. Amen.

always,
Barb

While not wanting to make light of Erin's particular circumstances, I come across diverticula quite often in my professional life. I am an Endoscopy Nurse among other things and I see many diverticula in the course of my work. Usually it is an incidental finding and there is not much we can do to 'cure' these things short of bowel resection and all that that entails.

Most people have no identifiable diverticula, some one or two, some many. A diverticulum usually only becomes a problem if it fills with stuff that cannot escape through normal bowel activity and leads to a build up of bugs that cause an inflammatory response by the body to deal with it. This invariably leads to a belly ache of varying degrees sometimes requiring hospitalisation for treatment.

As others have mentioned, a bland diet for awhile will help the bowel to settle down and the body to deal with the inflammation. Once things return to an apparent normal, the diet can have more flavourful things added until the patient starts to feel kack again.

I expect the Erin will recover soon enough and I am sure that wild horses will not be able to keep her away from doing what she does to keep us, her reading & writing community in a state of bliss.